There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Loja by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Limón International Airport to Loja
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Loja (LOH)plane LIO - LOH
10h 16m$147–672Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Loja (LOH)plane SJO - LOH
10h 41m$130–591Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SJO - CUE
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Lojabus
13h 10m$417–676Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SJO - GYE
- Drive from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Lojacar
12h 43m$350–604Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tumbes (TBP)plane SJO - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Yantzazabus
- Take the bus from Yantzaza to Lojabus
17h 38m$200–784
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Loja (LOH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Loja is to fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Loja is to fly which takes 10h 16m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Loja is 1642 km.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Costa Rica to Loja, including transfers.
Loja is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 9:29 PM in Costa Rica and 10:29 PM in Loja.
There are 102+ hotels available in Loja.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Loja, Ecuador?
SANSA, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Loja (LOH) 3 times a day.
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Guatemala City, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Loja via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Loja via Guatemala City, San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via San Salvador, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Phone
- +593 99 645 6618
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Viajeros Internacional
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +59 07 257 1861
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooperativaloja.com.ec
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Cuenca to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- api.whatsapp.com
- Phone
- +593 96 005 9074
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Yantzaza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
Bus from Yantzaza to Loja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- unionyanzatza.com.ec
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